Meaning

7 senses
  1. (uncountable)Elementary algebra: A system for representing and manipulating unknown quantities (variables) in equations.

    Algebra

    а́лгебраálgebra

  2. (capitalized, sometimes, uncountable)Abstract algebra: A broad field of study in modern mathematics (often mentioned alongside analysis) loosely characterized by its concern for abstraction and symmetry, dealing with the behavior, classification, and application of a large class of objects (called algebraic structures) and the maps between them (called, most generally, morphisms).

  3. Any of several objects of study in Algebra

    (countable, uncountable)A universal algebra.

  4. (countable, uncountable)An algebraic structure consisting of a module over a commutative ring (or a vector space over a field) along with an additional binary operation that is bilinear over module (or vector) addition and scalar multiplication.

    Algebra

    а́лгебраálgebra, а́лгебраálgebra

    а́лгебраálhebra

  5. (countable)A collection of subsets of a given set, such that this collection contains the empty set, and the collection is closed under unions and complements (and thereby also under intersections and differences).

  6. (countable, figuratively, uncountable)A system or process (especially one that is complex or convoluted) that substitutes one thing for another, or uses signs or symbols to represent concepts or ideas.

  7. (historical, rare, uncountable)The surgical treatment of a dislocated or fractured bone. Also (countable): a dislocation or fracture.

More definitions
  • the mathematics of generalized arithmetical operations

Examples

32 sentences
  1. Algebra is a branch of mathematics.

    Алгебра — це розділ математики. — deniko

    ruАлгебра - это раздел математики. — sharptoothed

    deAlgebra ist ein Zweig der Mathematik. — Espi

  2. Algebra is my favorite subject.

    Алгебра — мій улюблений предмет. — deniko

    ruАлгебра — мой любимый предмет. — odexed

    deAlgebra ist mein Lieblingsfach. — faehrmann

  3. Tom flunked algebra.

  4. Tom struggled to learn algebra.

    ruТому трудно давалась алгебра. — Wezel

  5. In algebra a monomorphism is an injective homomorphism.

    В алгебрі мономорфізм - це ін'єктивний гомоморфізм. — deniko

    ruВ алгебре мономорфизм — это инъективный гомоморфизм. — arseniiv

    deIn der Algebra ist ein Monomorphismus ein injektiver Homomorphismus. — MUIRIEL

Translations

9 languages
Українська
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study of algebraic structures:
Русский
By meaning 1
system for computation:
Deutsch
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system for computation:

Origin

Borrowed from Medieval Latin algebra, from the Arabic الْجَبْر (al-jabr, “reunion, resetti

Borrowed from Medieval Latin algebra, from the Arabic الْجَبْر (al-jabr, “reunion, resetting of broken parts”) in the title of al-Khwarizmi's influential work الْكِتَاب الْمُخْتَصَر فِي حِسَاب الْجَبْر وَالْمُقَابَلَة (al-kitāb al-muḵtaṣar fī ḥisāb al-jabr wa-l-muqābala, “The Compendious Book on Calculation by Completion and Balancing”).

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